Constructibility and mathematical existence

New York: Oxford University Press (1990)
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This book is concerned with `the problem of existence in mathematics'. It develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. It explores the philosophical implications of such an approach through an examination of the writings of Field, Burgess, Maddy, Kitcher, and others

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1991

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QA8.4.C45 1990

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0198248172   0198239750

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10.2307/2220036

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Chapters

Cardinality and Number Theory.Charles S. Chihara
Constructibility and Open‐Sentences.Charles S. Chihara
Deflationism and Mathematical Truth.Charles S. Chihara
Kitcher's Ideal Agents.Charles S. Chihara
Maddy's Solution to the Problem of Reference.Charles S. Chihara
Mathematical Structuralism.Charles S. Chihara
Measurable Quantities and Analysis.Charles S. Chihara
Science Without Numbers.Charles S. Chihara
The Constructibility Quantifiers.Charles S. Chihara
The Deductive System.Charles S. Chihara
The Problem of Existence in Mathematics.Charles S. Chihara
Why Burgess Is a Moderate Realist.Charles S. Chihara

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